THE INTRODUCTION OF DIAMOND AND CBN ABRASIVES EXPANDED THE APPLICATION SPECTRUM OF THE HONING PROCESS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC AND QUALITATIVE SUPERIORITY OF THE SUPERABRASIVE HONING PROCESS, THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL ABRASIVE HAS BEEN MINIMIZED. BASED ON THE QUALITIES OF DIAMOND AND CBN HONING STICKS WITH REGARD TO ABRASIVE CRYSTALS, BONDING AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH ABRASIVES ARE PRESENTED WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY USING THE SUPER-HARD ABRASIVES. THE TIGHT TOLERANCES REQUIRED WHEN HONING FUEL INJECTION PUMP CYLINDERS OF HARDENED STEEL, OR THE DIFFICULTY OF HONING OF BLIND BORES OF AXIAL RECIPROCATING PUMP CASES OF NITRIDED STEEL IN A HIGH-PRODUCTION SYSTEM, ARE CURRENT EXAMPLES OF STATE-OF-THE-ART HONING.